{"product_id":"porcelain-moon-book-janie-chang-9780063290969","title":"The Porcelain Moon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the critically acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Library of Legends\u003c\/em\u003e comes a vividly rendered novel set in WWI France about two young women—one Chinese, one French—whose lives intersect with unexpected, potentially dangerous consequences.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“East meets West in World War I France. In \u003cem\u003eThe Porcelain Moon\u003c\/em\u003e, Janie Chang exhibits her signature trademarks—lyrical prose, deftly drawn characters, and skillful excavation of little-known history—to give us a rare jewel in a sea of wartime fiction!”— Kate Quinn, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrance, 1918. In the final days of the First World War, a young Chinese woman, Pauline Deng, runs away from her uncle’s home in Paris to evade a marriage being arranged for her in Shanghai. To prevent the union, she needs the help of her cousin Theo, who is working as a translator for the Chinese Labour Corps in the French countryside. In the town of Noyelles-sur-Mer, Camille Roussel is planning her escape from an abusive marriage, and to end a love affair that can no longer continue. When Camille offers Pauline a room for her stay, the two women become friends. But it’s not long before Pauline uncovers a perilous secret that Camille has been hiding from her. As their dangerous situation escalates, the two women are forced to make a terrible decision that will bind them together for the rest of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the little-known history of the 140,000 Chinese workers brought to Europe as non-combatant labor during WWI, \u003cem\u003eThe Porcelain Moon\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale of forbidden love, identity and belonging, and what we are willing to risk for freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49745690886417,"sku":"NGR9780063290969","price":9.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50096485597457,"sku":"CIN0063290960G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50326076162321,"sku":"GOR013927937","price":3.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":50999244488977,"sku":"NIN9780063290969","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":51329039040785,"sku":"CIN0063290960A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51822937669905,"sku":"CIN0063290960VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52137113190673,"sku":"NLS9780063290969","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0063290960.jpg?v=1786108003","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/porcelain-moon-book-janie-chang-9780063290969","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}